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Fairly typical oceanic climate, one of the cooler places in Australia. A few degrees cooler than the state capital Melbourne year-round. No figures for sunshine hours but I imagine it's less than Melbourne's if anything.
Winters are too cool and drizzly. Summers seem pleasantly crisp, but I'm guessing they'd suffer from extreme fluctuations (40C heat one day, 19C rainy weather the next - not my kinda thing).
I wouldn't say it's a "typical" oceanic climate as the humidity levels (and rainfall) are very low in the summer (kinda akin to Seattle and Portland). The climatic pattern seems borderline Mediterranean with a semi-arid flavour too. I think Ballarat is transitional.
I give it a C- for having dry summers with comfortable temps.
Yep, it dries up a bit during summer but it's no less than what Seattle or Portland get, and I've never heard of either of them described as anything but oceanic. Almost 700mm seems a bit of a stretch for semi-arid too, don't you think?
Yep, it dries up a bit during summer but it's no less than what Seattle or Portland get, and I've never heard of either of them described as anything but oceanic. Almost 700mm seems a bit of a stretch for semi-arid too, don't you think?
That's why I said "flavour". Not to mention, its low summer humidity seems akin to many 'semi-arid' and Mediterranean climates.
Yep, it dries up a bit during summer but it's no less than what Seattle or Portland get, and I've never heard of either of them described as anything but oceanic. Almost 700mm seems a bit of a stretch for semi-arid too, don't you think?
Portland and Seattle aren't Oceanic as their summers are dominated by the subtropical high.
A key feature of Oceanic climates, is that weather patterns throughout the year, are considered a continuation of the same, only changing in intensity. The PNW fails that requirement.
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Nah, you're right. I will stick with "Mediterranean flavour"...
I don't see Mediterranean flavour working either. My climate gets less rain days in summer, as well as a greater reduction from winter to summer rainfall, but I don't see it as having a Mediterranean flavour.
Better to just call Ballarat what it is -an Oceanic climate, with a drying trend in summer, very common amongst Oceanic climates
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